---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. (Formerly HSB 11.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. (Formerly HSB 11.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 266"
citation: "Iowa HF 266 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["commitment proceedings", "criminal law", "minors", "sex crimes", "sexual exploitation", "sexually violent predators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-06"
last_action: "2019-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab3b0a8c-2766-4850-89c9-c7c99049e13c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 266&ga=88"
source_hash: "c0e4c5de3283fd25874b67324e6f116224f0fb51b2378c1ba9f5db47c6399c8b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 266 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the civil commitment of sexually violent predators. (Formerly HSB 11.) Effective 7-1-19.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/88/attachments/HF266.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF266.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-02-20** Passed House, yeas 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2019-02-21** Message from House.
- **2019-02-21** Read first time and attached to companion SF 328. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Substituted for SF 328.
- **2019-03-26** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-26** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-08** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ab3b0a8c-2766-4850-89c9-c7c99049e13c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).